Challenge Summary
This contest is to design the future Ferguson "Professionals" iPhone application! This iPhone/Mobile application will help Ferguson Professionals (HVAC, Waterworks, Commercial, Residential, Industry & Specialty) search and find available Ferguson products and services.
This contest will be run in the Studio Tournament format. Please read the contest specification and watch the forums for any questions or feedback concerning this contest. It is important that you monitor any updates provided by the client or Studio Admins in the forums. Please post any questions you might have for the client in the forums.
Tournament Format This competition will be run as a two-round tournament with a total prize purse of $1500. Round 1 At the end of Round One, Ferguson will choose Five (5) review winners; each will win $50 and a Design Review. These winners and any member who had a passing submission in Round One will be eligible to compete in Round 2 for the additional $1250 in prizes. Round 2 Round 2 will start with the announcement of the Five $50 Round 1 winners and the posting of their design reviews in the contest forum. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ We are now in Round 2 Congratulations Round 1 Winners on your $50 Prizes: 21651 - djackmania 21652 - djackmania 21654 - leben 21660 - iamtong 21661 - ujazz Overall Feedback - Nice job everyone! - Concentrate on the "Search" and how that will work when the application initially loads. - Round 2 you can just generate Vertical solutions and develop/concentrate more on the user flow (please number your screens or provide a description for the client to follow - put your description/text on a .jpg image - this is easier for displaying to the client.) - Search, Login/User Profile, Product Results, Product Details, Locations Finder (have a nearest location link/button on a Product result and detail pages), Favorites List. - Any additional suggestions? - You can now go to http://ferguson.com/FergusonSearch/RecordList.action to see the existing Search and Product Details. - Good luck! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Contest Details Ferguson has been working on a new website. The overall look and feel has been completed and now they are focusing on additional features and applications. This contest is not to redesign the Ferguson website or features but to build on them and extend the Ferguson services via the iPhone and other mobile devices. This competition is to: 1) Design the look and feel of a Ferguson iPhone Application 2) Design the iPhone application icon 3) Develop the user flow and application interactions iPhone Application Features NOTE: This is the start of this project - these are "ideas" of features - we are open to additional features and thoughts from you - help us make this a cool professional application/tool! - Most important feature - Product Search (Professionals will want to find Ferguson Products when they are out on a job site or need a quick product number/description etc) - Product Details (description, write-up, safety features/hazards, related products) - Ferguson Location Finder (See previous contests) - Login for saved phone Settings and Preferences (could be the same profile they would have on Ferguson.com) - Previous Searches - New products - Products available near their location (works with the Location Finder) - Saved Products or Favorites List - Any other features a professional would want in the field? - Research other iPhone applications and help bring ideas to this project - but lets keep it clean and simple. Application Details This iPhone application will be built as a web based application that uses Safari on the iPhone. In the future it could be ported to other Mobile devices. - Research related "cool" web based iPhone applications and how they work/interact/navigate. - (i.e. ESPN, CNN, Yahoo) - sites that have iPhone designed websites/applications - There must be a clear way to navigate through the application from screen to screen and the screens themselves should flow together in a logical manner. - Please take into account the limited space available in the screen and how this will affect your navigation. - Remember the navigation and scrolling on all screens will be initiated with the users fingers. Buttons and links should be large enough and spaced out enough to ensure that the correct item is selected each time. - Please research the Apple iPhone App guidelines for size and best practices. Helpful Linkage iPhone Web Applications http://www.apple.com/webapps/whatarewebapps.html Featured iPhone Web Applications http://www.apple.com/webapps/ Safari Dev Center http://developer.apple.com/safari/ Additional Details - Include the Ferguson branding (do not overuse the "elbow" icon) - Use color carefully - items must be easy to read on the small screen quickly - All screens must fit within 480x320 pixels (vertical) or 320x480 pixels (horizontal) at 163dpi. - Please frame your submission with an iPhone frame so they can be seen in context. - Remember your design must work Vertically and Horizontally Potential Users of this Application: - Professionals (HVAC, Waterworks, Commercial, Residential, Industry & Specialty) - Remodeler - Vendors - Associates Stock Photography Watermarked comp photography from istockphoto.com is allowed in this contest. You must follow these instructions or your submission will fail screening: 1) You must include a completed Third Party Content worksheet. It belongs in your Submission folder/zip file -- NOT your Source folder/zip file. 2) Only use photos, and only use them from iStockPhoto. Other iStockPhoto artwork is not allowed. 3) Be sure to keep the watermark intact. If the image is cropped in such a way that the watermark is not visible, please be sure to include the entire image in your source files so we can see that it is a comp image from iStockphoto.com. Contest Deliverables Round One 3-5 Screens = Your proposed "Professional" iPhone Application - Intro screen, search, products, product details, etc. Please number your files in the order they should be viewed. Include vertical and horizontal versions. Notes.jpg = Any comments, suggestions or explanations of your design for the client. Round Two All Screens = Your final and completed "Professional" iPhone Application design. Notes.jpg = Any comments, suggestions or explanations of your design for the client. IMPORTANT 1) DO NOT copy anything from the current Ferguson.com site - this is to be a COMPLETELY NEW (no images, no logos, ignore the current site) 2) Simple and clean! 3) Check your spelling before submitting Submission & Source Files Preview Image Please create your preview image as one (1) 800x800 JPG or PNG file in RGB color mode at 72dpi and place a screenshot of your submission within it. You are free to resize or crop your submission to fit this size, but do not add any filters or elements for dramatic effect, such as drop shadows or reflections. Submission File All Requested Contest Submission Requirements stated above. IMPORTANT - If you are submitting "small updates or changes" with multiple submissions please include in your notes file what is different or changed - this can be confusing to the client sometimes when they can't tell what is different. Source Files All original source files of the submitted ideas. Final Fixes As part of the final fixes phase you may be asked to modify content or overall color/graphics
Tournament Format This competition will be run as a two-round tournament with a total prize purse of $1500. Round 1 At the end of Round One, Ferguson will choose Five (5) review winners; each will win $50 and a Design Review. These winners and any member who had a passing submission in Round One will be eligible to compete in Round 2 for the additional $1250 in prizes. Round 2 Round 2 will start with the announcement of the Five $50 Round 1 winners and the posting of their design reviews in the contest forum. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ We are now in Round 2 Congratulations Round 1 Winners on your $50 Prizes: 21651 - djackmania 21652 - djackmania 21654 - leben 21660 - iamtong 21661 - ujazz Overall Feedback - Nice job everyone! - Concentrate on the "Search" and how that will work when the application initially loads. - Round 2 you can just generate Vertical solutions and develop/concentrate more on the user flow (please number your screens or provide a description for the client to follow - put your description/text on a .jpg image - this is easier for displaying to the client.) - Search, Login/User Profile, Product Results, Product Details, Locations Finder (have a nearest location link/button on a Product result and detail pages), Favorites List. - Any additional suggestions? - You can now go to http://ferguson.com/FergusonSearch/RecordList.action to see the existing Search and Product Details. - Good luck! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Contest Details Ferguson has been working on a new website. The overall look and feel has been completed and now they are focusing on additional features and applications. This contest is not to redesign the Ferguson website or features but to build on them and extend the Ferguson services via the iPhone and other mobile devices. This competition is to: 1) Design the look and feel of a Ferguson iPhone Application 2) Design the iPhone application icon 3) Develop the user flow and application interactions iPhone Application Features NOTE: This is the start of this project - these are "ideas" of features - we are open to additional features and thoughts from you - help us make this a cool professional application/tool! - Most important feature - Product Search (Professionals will want to find Ferguson Products when they are out on a job site or need a quick product number/description etc) - Product Details (description, write-up, safety features/hazards, related products) - Ferguson Location Finder (See previous contests) - Login for saved phone Settings and Preferences (could be the same profile they would have on Ferguson.com) - Previous Searches - New products - Products available near their location (works with the Location Finder) - Saved Products or Favorites List - Any other features a professional would want in the field? - Research other iPhone applications and help bring ideas to this project - but lets keep it clean and simple. Application Details This iPhone application will be built as a web based application that uses Safari on the iPhone. In the future it could be ported to other Mobile devices. - Research related "cool" web based iPhone applications and how they work/interact/navigate. - (i.e. ESPN, CNN, Yahoo) - sites that have iPhone designed websites/applications - There must be a clear way to navigate through the application from screen to screen and the screens themselves should flow together in a logical manner. - Please take into account the limited space available in the screen and how this will affect your navigation. - Remember the navigation and scrolling on all screens will be initiated with the users fingers. Buttons and links should be large enough and spaced out enough to ensure that the correct item is selected each time. - Please research the Apple iPhone App guidelines for size and best practices. Helpful Linkage iPhone Web Applications http://www.apple.com/webapps/whatarewebapps.html Featured iPhone Web Applications http://www.apple.com/webapps/ Safari Dev Center http://developer.apple.com/safari/ Additional Details - Include the Ferguson branding (do not overuse the "elbow" icon) - Use color carefully - items must be easy to read on the small screen quickly - All screens must fit within 480x320 pixels (vertical) or 320x480 pixels (horizontal) at 163dpi. - Please frame your submission with an iPhone frame so they can be seen in context. - Remember your design must work Vertically and Horizontally Potential Users of this Application: - Professionals (HVAC, Waterworks, Commercial, Residential, Industry & Specialty) - Remodeler - Vendors - Associates Stock Photography Watermarked comp photography from istockphoto.com is allowed in this contest. You must follow these instructions or your submission will fail screening: 1) You must include a completed Third Party Content worksheet. It belongs in your Submission folder/zip file -- NOT your Source folder/zip file. 2) Only use photos, and only use them from iStockPhoto. Other iStockPhoto artwork is not allowed. 3) Be sure to keep the watermark intact. If the image is cropped in such a way that the watermark is not visible, please be sure to include the entire image in your source files so we can see that it is a comp image from iStockphoto.com. Contest Deliverables Round One 3-5 Screens = Your proposed "Professional" iPhone Application - Intro screen, search, products, product details, etc. Please number your files in the order they should be viewed. Include vertical and horizontal versions. Notes.jpg = Any comments, suggestions or explanations of your design for the client. Round Two All Screens = Your final and completed "Professional" iPhone Application design. Notes.jpg = Any comments, suggestions or explanations of your design for the client. IMPORTANT 1) DO NOT copy anything from the current Ferguson.com site - this is to be a COMPLETELY NEW (no images, no logos, ignore the current site) 2) Simple and clean! 3) Check your spelling before submitting Submission & Source Files Preview Image Please create your preview image as one (1) 800x800 JPG or PNG file in RGB color mode at 72dpi and place a screenshot of your submission within it. You are free to resize or crop your submission to fit this size, but do not add any filters or elements for dramatic effect, such as drop shadows or reflections. Submission File All Requested Contest Submission Requirements stated above. IMPORTANT - If you are submitting "small updates or changes" with multiple submissions please include in your notes file what is different or changed - this can be confusing to the client sometimes when they can't tell what is different. Source Files All original source files of the submitted ideas. Final Fixes As part of the final fixes phase you may be asked to modify content or overall color/graphics
Please read the challenge specification carefully and watch the forums for any questions or feedback concerning this challenge. It is important that you monitor any updates provided by the client or Studio Admins in the forums. Please post any questions you might have for the client in the forums.